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Owner of Destroyed Cake Shop in Ferguson Gets a Thanksgiving Miracle

Following a grand jury's decision that police officer Darren Wilson should not be indicted for shooting and killing Michael Brown, angry protesters looted and damaged shops in Ferguson, MO, outside of St. Louis. One such shop: Natalie's Cakes & More.

Following a grand jury's decision that police officer Darren Wilson should not be indicted for shooting and killing Michael Brown, angry protesters looted and damaged shops in Ferguson, MO, outside of St. Louis. One such shop: Natalie's Cakes & More.

Owner Natalie DuBose, a single mother of two, was devastated to see her store in ruins. She had sold her beautiful desserts at flea markets to save up money to make her dream of business ownership come true. And this past June, Natalie's Cakes & More became a reality. But rioters threw a chair through her storefront window Monday night, scattering glass everywhere. Since she can't afford to relocate, she got busy working on fulfilling Thanksgiving orders amid the wreckage earlier this week.

Her story was featured on the local news, and someone she met as a result of the publicity encouraged her to start a GoFundMe page with a goal of raising $20,000. Donations quickly started adding up, and then, actress Patricia Heaton, from Everybody Loves Raymond and The Middle, shared a link to DuBose's GoFundMe page on Twitter.

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Not surprisingly, donations soared, and the fund to repair Natalie's store is up to more than $80,000. Natalie's Cakes & More's Facebook page now has more than 16,000 likes, and supporters from across the country are posting kind words there.

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